Leviticus

Leviticus 18:24–25

²⁴Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. ²⁵Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

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Leviticus 18:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
defile	תִּֽטַּמְּא֖וּ	tiṭ·ṭam·mə·’ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
yourselves by any	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of these practices	אֵ֑לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by all	בְכָל־	ḇə·ḵāl-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these things	אֵ֙לֶּה֙	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am driving out	מְשַׁלֵּ֖חַ	mə·šal·lê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
before you	מִפְּנֵיכֶֽם׃	mip·pə·nê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
have defiled themselves	נִטְמְא֣וּ	niṭ·mə·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2930 be or become unclean

Leviticus 18:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
has become defiled	וַתִּטְמָ֣א	wat·tiṭ·mā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
so I am punishing it	וָאֶפְקֹ֥ד	wā·’ep̄·qōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
for its sin	עֲוֺנָ֖הּ	‘ă·wō·nāh	Noun - common singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
and the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will vomit out	וַתָּקִ֥א	wat·tā·qi	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6958 vomit up, spue out, disgorge
its	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
inhabitants	יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃	yō·šə·ḇe·hā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Leviticus 18:24 Deuteronomy 18:12 · Leviticus 18:30 · Leviticus 20:22–23 · Matthew 15:18–20 · 1 Corinthians 3:17 · Deuteronomy 12:31 · Leviticus 18:3 · Jeremiah 44:4 · Mark 7:10–23 · Leviticus 18:6–23

Leviticus 18:25 Leviticus 18:28 · Leviticus 20:22–23 · Jeremiah 2:7 · Psalm 106:38 · Jeremiah 9:9 · Numbers 35:33–34 · Jeremiah 14:10 · Jeremiah 23:2 · Hosea 2:13 · Isaiah 26:21 · Jeremiah 5:9 · Jeremiah 16:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.